Game Two between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers was by far the most exciting thing on TV yesterday. Up against mostly repeats, ABC easily had a hold on the night.

8pm

• Million Dollar Password (9.6 million, 2.1/6) slipped 1.1 million from last week.
• Jimmy Kimmel (2.9/9 in 18-49) got 7.4 million fans warmed up; the pre-game portion of the basketball game (3.1/9) attracted 7.9 million.
• Most Outrageous Moments* (1.5/5) averaged 4.9 million over two hours.
• The Simpsons* (4.1 million, 1.9/6) was down by 400,000; King of the Hill* (3.9 million, 1.8/5) only lost 100,000.
• Everybody Hates Chris* (904,000, 0.3/1) was off by 16,000; Aliens in America* (1 million, 0.4/1) was actually up 120,000.

9pm

• ABC‘s coverage of the NBA Finals (5.5/12 in 18-49) had 13.5 million glued in.
• Cold Case* (8.1 million, 1.8/5) picked up another 300,000.
• A 2-hour Dateline (7.9 million, 2.0/5) was down a few notches.
• Family Guy* (5.3 million, 2.5/7) was up slightly; American Dad* (5.1 million, 2.3/6) improved by 500,000.
• The Game* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) and Girlfriends* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) turned in identical numbers.

10pm

• The Unit* (4.2 million, 1.0/3 in 18-49) took a 800,000 hit.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)